Search results

Demography will impact Arab world employment

Location:

MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

Demographic trends will test the ability of governments to bring down youth unemployment rates

Some may escape EU joblessness in tertiary education

Location:

EUROPE

High tertiary education rates in unemployment blackspots will not necessarily mean a more highly skilled workforce later

Worker shortages and skills mismatches will hit growth

Location:

INT

High youth unemployment and rising worker retirements are straining labour markets and productivity

Arab states will struggle to reduce youth unemployment

Location:

MIDDLE EAST

State dominance and high birth rates undermine regional states' ability to create enough jobs for the young

High youth unemployment will destabilise Croatia

Location:

EU

Joblessness is alienating many younger Croats; apathy may play a part in the November 8 elections

Russia’s real income fall has political implications

Location:

RUSSIA

COVID-19 restrictions have fuelled unemployment and made Russians poorer all round

Redistribution is key to the future of the workforce

Location:

INT

Technology will raise productivity and living standards; redeployment rather than fear of unemployment must guide policy

Joblessness will rise as job-save policies are unwound

Location:

INT

Policies have reduced the damage COVID-19 has done to Western job markets but these temporary schemes have to be unwound

Africa’s development may hinge on investment in people

Location:

AFRICA

Rapid population growth is challenging African nations to create jobs for their swelling working-age populations

Non-financial risks may spur the next financial crisis

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Asking 13,000 business leaders their top risks to doing business shows that non-financial fears are rising in importance